Bought my wedding dress today.
Would not have been able to do it without Mandy, the holder of all knowledge (Tony) to my fish-out-of-water cluelessness (Steve).
it’s happening
Better picture of my birthday surprises - a sketch from David López and the Bowen Designs mini bust. So awesome.
I had a birthday yesterday. It was lovely. My department threw me a little birthday party lunch and my partner in crime baked me a giant birthday cookie!
When they’d asked me last week what I’d like, I was half-joking when I said they should all draw me an orca. They weren’t, though.
The front of the giant homemade card read “It’s no fluke…” and the folded-out one at the top might be the greatest birthday card ever, signed by everyone. I even got the sweetest card signed by my old department.
When I got home, the Mr. had a surprise for me. He handed me an envelope but wouldn’t let me look at who it was from, and inside…
… a GORGEOUS sketch straight from the fabulous David Lopez, who’s been a wonderful friend of ours since I first cosplayed Mockingbird. I cannot even tell you how stunning the sketch is in person; I’ll try to scan it when I can. And I’m also finally in possession of the Bowen mini bust thanks to my wonderful fiancé - I’d only been waiting for her to exist in three dimensional form outside of Heroclix for years.
So it was a pretty good day.
This wine tastes like bacon.
It’s amazing.
Heroes Alliance GA was invited to Regal Atlantic Station last night for a whole bunch of Avengers screenings. Needless to say, it was a blast. Since Ms. Marvel is the highest profile Avenger in my wardrobe, out she came!
So I got a new job.
It’s actually a big promotion for me, and a move to a different department: Starting next month I’ll be a full time trainer, teaching classes about the things I love so dearly. To say I’m excited would be an understatement.
Is it reasonable for me to fear my car getting keyed for having a political bumper sticker?
I’m unsure if I should put it on. It’s just an Obama/Biden one, no snarky quips. Those are for other people’s cars for me to read in traffic!
Note: I live in Atlanta.
Doesn’t it suck that I had to even ask that question? And that if it was a Jesus fish on my car I’d have nothing to fear?
Day 17 of Allergy Hell
And I stupidly thought I’d be OK this year. Then came the day the pollen count hit literally over 9000 particles per cubic metre. I’ve been unable to have a single iota of fun since, and have gone from medication to medication to medication, none of which have actually done anything. I’m now on a new one that prohibits alcohol. Even better
Some of my work is on display at the Academy Theatre in Atlanta until later tomorrow! This is my hopeful face.
On Sunday Heroes Alliance Georgia had its first event of the year, visiting medically fragile children for an organisation’s Valentine’s party. I went as Supergirl and had a blast; the kids were a joy to be around and their smiles were infectious. Making them smile is the best feeling in the world.
Today has been a Good Day:
• Free donuts at work
• Free donut holes at work
• Juvenile bonnethead sharks, with my hand for size comparison:
• First ever solo trip to Ikea to pick up a display case for my orca collection in my art studio (huge achievement because ATL’s Ikea is in an awkward place and I’m still a new driver)
• A delicious homemade mocha in my hands right at this very moment
any excuse to use this gif again
Got all excited about finding a local Darwin Day celebration before discovering Georgia is not even listed on the website
If anyone knows of one that just isn’t listed, let me know! I found out UGA is having one, but it’s a bit far for me to go and with the abundance of scientific institutions in the Atlanta area I’m quite disappointed.
The last zoological facility I worked at in the UK had free entry to celebrate his 200th birthday. It was a great day to educate.
Wembley Fraggle is the best Fraggle. When I was very little, he was my favourite because he is yellow (and greenish, which was also acceptable), and I was obsessed with the colour yellow. Being yellow meant that you were as awesome as the toddler-sized ride-on yellow Mini I adored, or the toy lemon shark I evidently enjoyed chewing on.
But rewatching the series as an adult (thank you, Netflix!) tells me that Wembley is the best Fraggle because he is me. There has been no other character that has reflected my pathological indecisiveness so honestly. I spent thirty minutes this morning trying to decide whether or not I should make another pot of coffee because it would be lunchtime soon and coffee makes me not hungry anymore and I really should eat something properly but I’m still tired so it really would be a good thing to do wouldn’t it?
Despite not being able to decide on something to save my life - you and I should go shoe shopping sometime! - Wembley reminds me that this isn’t a bad thing. It’s actually quite a positive thing, because we can see both sides of a situation and assess, after a good while, which one might be the better one. Wembley is rational. And underestimated. Maybe(!) a bit naive. But he’s also upbeat, and positive, and cheerful, which is an outlook I’ve been trying to embrace more for the last couple of years. Unsurprisingly, it’s Jim Henson who reminded me of it. I have lots of flaws, and that’s OK. I also have people in my life that love me regardless, and so do you!
I wembled for four days over what I wanted to write for a post like this, and when it came down to it, I wrote something entirely different anyway.
